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Arelion and Gold Data today announced a strategic partnership to leverage dark fiber infrastructure in connecting Arelion’s Point-of-Presence (PoP) at KIO Networks’ MEX 5 data center in Tultitlán, Mexico, with its POP at KIO Networks’ QRO1 data center in Querétaro, Mexico.

Arelion today announced a network expansion connecting its Point-of-Presence (PoP) at KIO QRO1 in Querétaro, Mexico, to KIO MEX 5 in Tultitlán and KIO MEX2 CDMX (Santa Fe) in Mexico City.

Arelion today announced it has launched three new fully diverse mesh routes in Texas to form a new ring from Austin to Dallas, to Houston and back to Austin, with additional overbuild capacity between Austin, San Antonio and El Paso.

Arelion, a global Internet carrier, has been honored by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, with inclusion in the prestigious 2025 CRN Partner Program Guide.

Arelion today announced it has successfully completed a field trial on its long-haul route between Stockholm, Sweden, and Hamburg, Germany, using Cisco 800G ZR+ Coherent pluggable optical modules in Cisco 8000 series routers powered by Cisco Silicon One.

90 percent of decision makers believe that hackers are more likely to trick AI-based cybersecurity tools than those operated by humans – especially for 34 percent of US and 29 percent of UK business leaders.

Arelion today announced it has completed a live network field trial on its route from Chicago to Denver with Cisco 400G Ultra Long Haul (ULH) QSFP-DD Coherent pluggable optical modules using the Cisco 8000 series routers, powered by Cisco Silicon One.

Arelion today announced the appointment of Gagun Gahir as its new Enterprise Sales Director for EMEA, to capture and further drive the increased demand for enterprise connectivity solutions in this region.

Arelion today announced it has deployed a new, fully diverse route from Houston, TX, to Jacksonville, FL, via Slidell, LA, Mobile, AL and Tallahassee, FL.

Aruba S.p.A and Arelion today announce plans to activate a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) at Aruba’s Hyper Cloud Data Center (IT4) in Rome. Read more here.

Arelion today announced it has expanded its partnership with NETSCOUT, a leading provider of performance management, cybersecurity and DDoS attack protection solutions.

Arelion today announced a Technology Service Distributor (TSD) partnership with Intelisys, a ScanSource (NASDAQ: SCSC) company and leading distributor of technology services and solutions.

Arelion today announced it has deployed a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) at Digital Realty’s MRS4 data center site in Marseille, France, strengthening the diversity of Arelion’s network in the region, which includes its existing PoP at Digital Realty’s MRS1 site.

Arelion today announced it has deployed a new Dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) route from Monterrey to Querétaro, Mexico, providing wholesale and enterprise customers with high-capacity optical transmission services and direct access to Arelion’s local ecosystem of cloud, content and security applications.

Arelion and Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) today announced the successful completion of the world's first 1.6 terabits-per-second (Tb/s) wavelengths data transmission in a live network field trial. 

According to a new report from Arelion, macroeconomic disruption has led to 87% of decision-makers being a little or a lot less confident in the network investment decisions that they make.

Arelion announced it has upgraded its Kansas City, MO Point-of-Presence (PoP) at the NOCIX 1530 Swift data center, continuing its organic network expansion in North America.

Arelion announced a Telecom Service Distributor (TSD) partnership with AVANT, one of the premier global distributors of next-generation technologies.

Arelion announced it has launched two multi-terabit capacity, low-latency routes from Jacksonville, FL to Atlanta, GA and from Jacksonville to Tallahassee, as well as an overbuild from Miami along Florida’s west coast up to Atlanta.

Arelion today announced it has deployed a fully diverse Point-of-Presence (PoP) at Flexential’s Tampa – North data center.

Arelion has today announced the findings of its latest DDoS threat landscape report with a unique perspective on key global DDoS trends observed in 2023 from traffic data on its #1 ranked Internet backbone, AS1299.

Arelion today announced it has been awarded a gold-tier Google Verified Peering Provider (VPP) badge in recognition of its ability to provide diverse connectivity to Google and enable highly available access to Google Cloud services.

Arelion today announced a Telecom Service Distributor (TSD) partnership with Sandler Partners, North America's fastest-growing independent telecom, cloud and IT solutions distributors.

Arelion today announced a partnership with BroadForward to launch Arelion’s new 5G Standalone Roaming solution. 

Arelion and Telxius are collaborating to provide fully diverse, multi-terabit connectivity into Telxius’ landing stations in Boca Raton and Jacksonville, Florida.

Arelion announced it has secured a new customer in Monterrey, MX, continuing its expansion into Mexico’s connectivity market by serving Conexity’s IP service needs.

Arelion announced the appointment of Rob Westervelt as its new Head of Global Channel Sales, bolstering the enterprise market strategy of Arelion’s award-winning Conflict-Free Channel Program.

Arelion announced a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Tokyo, Japan at AT TOKYO’s carrier-neutral data center, Chuo Center #1 (CC1).

Arelion announced a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in San Diego, at the Lightwave Data Center (LWDC) operated by LightEdge Solutions, a leading provider of secure cloud and colocation for nearly three decades.

Arelion announced its first Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Portugal at the Equinix LS1 data center in Lisbon.

Arelion is proud to announce a record-breaking Net Promoter Score of 72 for 2023.

Arelion has joined the growing ecosystem at DataVerge, the owner and operator of the only carrier-neutral interconnection facility in Brooklyn.

Arelion announced it will offer direct connectivity to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) via OCI FastConnect in the new Oracle Cloud Monterrey Region in Mexico.

Arelion announced a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Guadalajara, further expanding the Tier-1 global Internet carrier’s presence in Mexico.

The Board of Directors of Arelion has today appointed Daniel Kurgan as President and CEO of Arelion. Staffan Göjeryd will leave Arelion, after heading the company for seven years.

Arelion announced a new partnership with eStruxture, the largest Canadian cloud and carrier-neutral data center provider.

Arelion announced a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in San Luis Potosi, continuing the global Internet carrier’s ongoing expansion in Mexico to meet the connectivity needs of underserved edge markets.

Arelion has won the Bronze Stevie® Award for Customer Service Department of the Year from the International Business Awards®.

Arelion has taken another landmark step in converging its IP and optical layers as the first global network to deploy Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Bright Optical Modules in its production #1 ranked IP backbone.

Arelion has seamlessly upgraded its existing Infinera FlexILS flexible-grid line system to support the L-band on a high-traffic route from Ashburn, VA to Atlanta.

The report investigates the overall impact of DDoS attacks, the evolution of specific attacks vectors and the significance of major social and geopolitical events.

Global carrier enhances its network’s end-to-end trans-Atlantic capability, providing backhaul in Virginia Beach to Europe and Latin America.

Arelion announced that it has launched a new route from Denver to the San Francisco Bay Area, connecting through Salt Lake City and Reno.

According to a new report from Arelion, escalating energy prices and their impact on network operations are the prime concern for over half (53%) of business leaders, but many are also anxious about possible energy supply shortages with 43% citing this as their second-biggest worry.

Arelion has today announced the provision of a new PoP (Point of Presence) at the DC Tower Data Centre in Prague, the Czech Republic’s capital city.

Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Arelion announced today a record-setting transmission of 400 gigabits per second (400 Gb/s) wavelengths using a QSFP-DD pluggable coherent transceiver over 1,800 kilometers (km) of SMF-28 fiber in a live production network.

Arelion today announced an expanded partnership with United Cable Company (UCC).

Arelion today announced a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Osaka, Japan.

Arelion today announced two new fully diverse routes from the US into Monterrey, continuing its expansion into Mexico’s markets. 

Arelion announced that it has added a new diverse, high-capacity transmission route connecting Boston to Secaucus, providing its customers with resilient connectivity and fast delivery that bypasses common routes going direct through Long Island and Manhattan.

Arelion announced that it has taken the next step in converging its IP and optical networking layers through a series of trials conducted with Acacia and Cisco over multiple, third-party, open line systems.

Arelion announced a new standard of Ethernet connectivity for enterprise customers, with the availability of 40Gbps EVPL (Ethernet Virtual Private Line) bandwidth across its #1 ranked AS1299 global fiber backbone network.

Arelion announced it will offer connectivity to Oracle Cloud Querétaro region via OCI FastConnect. Oracle customers can harness the power of Oracle Cloud locally, including Oracle Autonomous Database, to unlock innovation and drive business growth.

Arelion announced the availability of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital city. The new PoP, located at CETIN’s carrier-neutral datacenter, will provide high-speed IP Transit, Cloud Connect, and Internet Exchange (IX) Connect services for content providers and enterprises across the metropolitan area.

Arelion announced it has joined MEF as the standalone company it became in June 2021 following Arelion’s divestment from Telia Company.

According to a new report from Arelion, a third (32%) of business leaders admit that over 50% of their decision-making process is based on emotional response or ‘gut feel’ when choosing a network provider.

Arelion announced its third consecutive ChannelVision 2022 Visionary Spotlight Award for ‘Most Responsive Supplier Channel Team’ in recognition of the Arelion Conflict-Free Channel Program.

Arelion announced the expansion of its Atlanta metro network and new connectivity to the surrounding areas in Douglas County with the addition of a Point of Presence (PoP) in Switch ATLANTA, Switch’s data center facility located at its Keep Campus in Lithia Springs, Georgia.

Arelion announced the provision of a new PoP (Point of Presence) at the EMC Home of Data in Munich, Germany, further increasing direct access to the Arelion AS1299 backbone network for EMC Home of Data customers.

H5 Data Centers, a national colocation and wholesale data center provider, announced today that Arelion, the world's top ranked global IP backbone, has deployed a new point-of-presence (PoP) at 1625 Rockwell Avenue in downtown Cleveland.

Arelion announced today the hire of Scott Nichols as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Nichols, who started last week, is now part of the management team and will execute on Arelion’s sales strategy to maintain the strong position in the wholesale space as well as develop the go-to-market strategy and sales to new segments.

Arelion announced today general availability of its latest US East-to-West coast network project. The addition of the new Southwest route provides long-haul connectivity at multi-terabit scale for Dallas and El Paso to the West coast through Phoenix, Arizona; San Diego, California; and Los Angeles, California.

Cologix, North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, announced today it is continuing to grow its collaboration with Arelion, the world’s number one ranked global IP backbone, with a new point-of-presence (PoP) at Cologix’s COL3 Scalelogix hyperscale edge data center in Columbus, OH. The addition makes eight Arelion PoPs in seven markets with Cologix, with metro campus access to 32 Cologix facilities.

Arelion today announced the completion of its latest backbone route expansion in Norway. The additional fiber route brings a new level of resilience, capacity and diversity for connections between Norway and the rest of the world, via continental Europe.

Arelion announced today that it has expanded its network in Mexico adding two new diverse Points of Presence (PoPs) enhancing the ecosystem in Mexico City (CDMX).

Gold Data, a leading Latin American network provider, today announced that it has been selected by Arelion, the world's #1 ranked global Internet backbone provider, to expand its reach and service portfolio throughout Latin America including customers in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.

Arelion today announced it has been recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global.

With a New Brand, Arelion is Poised to Deliver Premium Quality Global Connectivity

Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Telia Carrier announced today the selection of Infinera’s ICE6 800G solution for Telia Carrier’s global network after completing a successful trial of the technology on Telia Carrier’s live number-one-ranked global network, AS1299.

MCM Telecom, a leading telecommunications company in Mexico, today announced regional collaboration with Telia Carrier. Customers in Querétaro will benefit from Telia Carrier’s number one ranked global backbone, AS1299, and local availability of high-speed IP Transit, Cloud Connect, DDOS Mitigation, Ethernet and IP Connect services for operators, content providers and enterprises alike.

Telia Carrier announced today that it has added a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Digital Realty’s campus in Richardson, TX in order to provide a broader reach within Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL®, a first of its kind global data center platform for scaling digital businesses for customers throughout the US and into Europe. The recent addition in Richardson is the latest in a six-month expansion with Digital Realty data centers with PoPs established in Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL. These sites provide customers more options to directly connect to Telia Carrier’s number one Internet backbone (AS1299), reducing the need to backhaul traffic, and improve latency.

Telia Carrier today announced that it has, once again, been awarded the coveted “Best Global Optical Service Provider Award” at this year’s NGON & DCI World 2021 event that took place from 15-19 November. The NGON & DCI Awards give recognition to the achievements made by operators, data centers and solution providers in the optical networking industry, celebrating the advancements in optical networking and data center interconnect over the past year.

Telia Carrier announced today that it is expanding its Channel Team, with the appointment of William Drake to Channel Development Manager. In his role, Drake will be responsible for identifying and adding new partners while supporting Telia Carrier’s existing channel partners. Telia Carrier's channel program and team expansion enable Telia Carrier to strengthen its partner relationships and bring on new channel partners to effectively cross-sell the Telia Carrier portfolio of leading services, including global IP Transit, Wavelengths, Ethernet, and Cloud Connect services.

Telia Carrier announced today that it has added a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Switch’s Core Campus in Las Vegas, Nevada bringing improved diversity and high-speed connectivity to content and cloud providers across the Southwest region of the United States. This is the first PoP for Telia Carrier in Las Vegas, providing customers in the region with more options to directly connect to its number one Internet backbone (AS1299), reducing the need to backhaul traffic, and improving latency.

Telia Carrier announced today that is has expanded its partnership with Flexential, adding a new Point of Presence (PoP) in the Flexential Hillsboro 2 data center in Oregon, bringing improved diversity and high-speed connectivity to content and cloud providers in the Silicon Forest region. Telia Carrier’s expansion in Hillsboro gives customers more options to directly connect in the market avoiding backhaul and latency. Hillsboro continues to grow as a key connection point for subsea cable landings and international traffic from Asia.

Telia Carrier has today announced the findings of a new DDoS Threat Landscape Report, with a unique perspective on today’s cyber threats from traffic data observed on its #1 ranked Internet backbone, AS1299. The report investigates changes in attack vector, size and frequency, and reveals a staggering 50% increase in peak attack traffic compared to 2019, with a jump to 1.18 Terabytes per Second (TBPS) or 887 Mega Packets Per Second (Mpps).

Telia Carrier today announced that it has expanded deployments with CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR), establishing two new points-of-presence (PoPs) at CoreSite’s Secaucus, New Jersey (NY2) and Boston, Massachusetts (BO1) data centers. NY2 and BO1 provide enterprise customers highly scalable, low-latency connectivity to Telia Carrier's top ranked global IP network (AS1299), connecting multiple facilities across the country, and enabling customers to establish connectivity on their path to digital transformation. 

According to a new survey from Telia Carrier, almost half (45%) of business leaders claim that their company has experienced more network security incidents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Telia Company has now completed the divestment of Telia Carrier to Polhem Infra as all conditions, including regulatory approvals, have been met. 

QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions, today announced that Telia Carrier, owner and operator of the world's #1 ranked global Internet backbone, has deployed its full suite of connectivity services in QTS’ Piscataway, NJ and Irving, TX mega data centers.

Aqua Comms DAC (“Aqua Comms”), the owner and operator of America Europe Connect-1 (AEC-1), America Europe Connect-2 (AEC-2) and CeltixConnect-1 (CC-1) and Telia Carrier, the number one Internet backbone provider, today announced that the two companies have successfully completed a trial with Ciena to offer 400GbE commercial services between New York and Frankfurt.

EdgeConneX®, the pioneer in Edge data center development, announces it will provide access to Telia Carrier’s world-leading network and interconnection points via the EdgeConneX Edge Data Center in San Diego. 

Cologix, North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, announced today it has expanded its global reach by partnering with Telia Carrier, the world’s #1 ranked global IP backbone, with a new point-of-presence (PoP) at Cologix’s VAN2 interconnection hub in Vancouver, Canada.

Telia Carrier today announced that it has extended its partnership with Flexential, a leading provider of data center colocation, cloud and connectivity launching a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Flexential’s Aurora Colorado location.

Telia, with its Telia Carrier division, today announced it has been recognized in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global*. The report evaluated 19 network service providers on the completeness of their vision and their ability to execute on services and strategy.

Telia Carrier announced today that it has further expanded access to its global IP backbone with an additional PoP (Point of Presence) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Located in Smartdc, it connects into the existing Amsterdam network and via a separate link directly to Brussels, ensuring full route diversity. 

Located at the network crossing points between the United States and Mexico, the new PoP extends Telia Carrier’s number one ranked global network AS1299 into the Northern Mexican market. 

Telia Carrier is launching a new PoP at Telxius’ interconnection rich Derio Communications Hub located near Bilbao, Spain. The agreement enhances Telia Carrier’s fiber backbone and connectivity for customers seeking gateway access to a completely new and diverse path from the Americas to Europe.

Telia Carrier is the first network operator to demonstrate 400G coherent connections between Cisco’s NCS 5700 and Cisco 8000 platforms over a third-party open line system.

New diverse DWDM fiber system through Des Moines, Iowa providing new connectivity service options at 666 Walnut.

A new diverse and latency-optimized DWDM route in the U.S., between Chicago and Denver via Des Moines, IA and Omaha, NE

Through this expanded partnership, Telarus will offer Telia Carrier’s complete suite of IP Transit, Cloud Connect, DDoS Mitigation and Ethernet services to its expansive network of agents, VARs and MSPs in Canada and the United Kingdom.

This research was conducted in four of the world’s biggest markets - the US, the UK, Germany and France – and provides insights into the evolution of the corporate WAN and cloud adoption from the top of business.

Telia Carrier and Iron Mountain Data Centers, announced today an expanded data center partnership with new IP Transit Services in Manassas, VA, Pittsburgh, PA, Edison, NJ and Phoenix, AZ in the US; and London, Amsterdam and Singapore internationally.

Telia Company today announces that it has reached an agreement with Polhem Infra for the sale of its international carrier business, Telia Carrier, for a value of SEK 9,450 million on a cash and debt free basis.

The Joint Collaboration Allows ZenFi Networks’ Customers to Leverage Telia Carrier’s #1 Global IP Backbone for Enhanced Deployment Speed, Network Uptime, Resilience and Scalability.

Combining Telia Carrier’s #1 Global IP Backbone with the Equinix International Interconnection and Data Center Platform Boosts Connectivity in Burgeoning Monterrey and Queretaro Markets.

The city of Querétaro, located in central Mexico, is experiencing an industrial and economic development boom with the second highest GDP per capita among Mexico's metropolitan areas.

Businesses in Monterrey can now take advantage of Telia Carrier’s number one ranked global backbone, AS1299, as well as the local availability of high-speed IP Transit, Cloud Connect, DDoS Mitigation, Ethernet and IPX services for operators, content providers and enterprises alike.

Content, application, security and cloud service providers have been looking for high-quality connectivity at data centers in Mexico, including Monterrey and Querétaro, which have become regional hubs for data centers and interconnection in the region.

Telia Carrier continues to experience significant customer demand for additional diversity and capacity, especially for businesses that need a direct local connection to cloud providers in the region.

Following a tender process, Norwegian Communications Authority has chosen Telia Carrier to establish a new secure route for electronic communication between Norway and abroad.

Mexican service provider IENTC Telecomunicaciones has selected Telia Carrier’s IP Transit backbone services to provide reliable, low latency and high capacity services to its customers and enterprises.

The launch reflects Telia Carrier’s strategy to build out its channel base and attract new partners to meet accelerated market demand as organizations continue to transform their International businesses with digital solutions.

Telia, with its Telia Carrier division, today announced it has been recognized in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global.

ATLANTIC-ACM delivered its 2020 Global Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards in conjunction to the annual Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Telia Carrier won awards in both the Billing and Sales Reps categories.

One of Mexico’s leading broadband and Cable TV providers, Gigacable, today announced that it has selected Telia Carrier’s IP Transit and backbone services to provide dedicated Internet access to its consumer and enterprise businesses in Mexico.

Telia Carrier continues the expansion of its North American network with the addition of new, diverse and latency-optimized routes in the Southeast connecting its existing investments in Dallas, Texas; Ashburn, Virginia; and Atlanta, Georgia.

phoenixNAP announced that Telia Carrier has upgraded its network presence in its Phoenix Metro mega data center.

In a whitepaper released today, Stockholm is identified as a prime location for data centers. From the capital of Sweden, data center operators and service providers can reach a market of 350 million users within 30 milliseconds of round-trip delay.

MOBITV will utilize Telia Carrier's #1 ranked global IP backbone to provide scalable capacity and connectivity for MOBITV's Pay TV operator customers across the U.S.

Telia Carrier has today announced an agreement with Ciena to further increase capacity in its European footprint.

Telia Carrier recognized as best wholesale operator for seventh time at the world communication awards 2019

Telia Carrier opens terabit scale pop at NJFX. The new PoP in the NJFX facility provides high capacity, flexibility, and access to multiple reliable, diverse routes.

Telia Carrier has added a new diverse and latency-optimized DWDM route in the U.S., between its existing infrastructure in Ashburn, Virginia, and Atlanta, Georgia, via Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Telia Carrier has announced today, that it has implemented RPKI – a technology that validates and secures critical route updates or BGP announcements on its #1 ranked global Internet backbone.

Telia Carrier today announced the expansion of its North American network with the addition of two new diverse and latency-optimized DWDM routes between New Jersey and Northern Virginia.

Telia Carrier provides global connectivity to the world's first climate positive center, EcoDataCenter.

Telia will accommodate Business Sweden's IT needs by delivering a new and unique hybrid-WAN solution with shorter response times and a better user experience - all made possible through the world’s number one ranked internet backbone.

Telia Carrier announced today a new Cloud Connect PoP in the SUPERNAP Italia data center near Milan, Italy.

Telia Carrier and Telxius announced today a landmark agreement for multi-terabit capacity services.

Infinera and Telia Carrier announced today the successful completion of an industry-first production network field trial demonstrating autonomous intelligent transponder (AIT) technology.

123NET partners with Telia Carrier to increase network capacity and support michigan's drive towards innovation.

Telia Carrier announced today the opening of an additional Point-of-Presence (PoP) at the Equinix HK1 data center in Hong Kong.

Telia Carrier announced today that Unidata, one of Italy’s most successful ISP and data center providers, is using Telia Carrier’s recently launched Rome PoP (Point-of-Presence) to ensure its enterprise customers get the best possible connectivity experience.

Telia Carrier expands swiss network with new pop in colozüri.ch Zurich.

Telia Carrier Extends Agreement with the quilt to provide high-speed backbone connectivity to regional US research and education networks.

Telia Carrier today announced that it has been recognized twice at the 2018 World Communication Awards (WCA) by winning ‘Best Wholesale Operator’ and ‘The UX Award’ for delivering the best user experience.

Telia carrier and infinera demonstrate first 600G transmission in a production network.

Ixellerate and Telia Carrier Announce Enhanced connectivity options at Moscow site.

Telia Carrier and TierPoint today announced that Telia Carrier will offer its Cloud Connect service across 25 TierPoint facilities in the US.

Telia Carrier announced today that it hasextended its network in APAC with a new PoP in Tokyo, Japan.

Telia Carrier today announced that Cable ONE, a top 10 cable company, has deployed its IP Transit and backbone services.

Telia Carrier wins the "best global optical service provider award 2018" at NGNON 2018.

Telia Carrier Expands its Italian Fottprint with a new PoP in Rome.

Telia Carrier announced today that it has installed its first Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Belgrade, Serbia.